■    Circular  No.  75,  Second  Revision.  LIBRARi      isHued  Augast  7,  i% 

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United  States  Department  of  Agriculture, 

BUREAU  OF  ENTOMOLOGY, 
L.  O.  HOWARD,  Entomologist  and  Chief  of  Bureau. 


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;  REQUIREMENTS  TO  BE  COMPLIED  WITH  BV  NURSERY- 
MEN OR  OTHERS  WHO  MAKE  INTERSTATE  SHIPMENTS 
OF  NURSERY  STOCK. 

By  A.  F.  Burgess, 
Expert  ill  Charge  of  Bleeding  Ecpcriments. 

For  the  information  of  nurserymen  or  others  who  desire  to  ship 
nursery  stock  to  points  outside  the  States  in  Avhich  their  nurseries  are  _^  'j 
located,  a  brief  statement  of  the  requirements  is  given  herewith. 
Changes  are  continually  being  made  on  account  of  the  enactment  of 
new  laws  or  the  amendment  of  old  ones,  and  modifications  of  the 
regulations  of  different  States  are  made  from  time  to  time  by  the 
iiithorities  in  charge  of  the  enforcement  of  the  laws.  On  this  account 
Circular  Xo.  75  has  been  revised  and  the  requirements  given  are  in  \ 
force  on  the  date  of  its  publication.  For  the  convenience  of  nursery- 
men who  may  wish  to  write  to  the  officials  in  charge  of  inspection 
Avork  the  names  and  addresses  of  the  latter  are  given. 

Alabama. — Persons  shipping  stock  into  the  State  must  file  a  dupli- 
cate certificate  of  inspection  and  obtain  official  tags.  The  latter  must 
be  placed  upon  every  package  of  stock  delivered  in  the  State,  Tags 
are  furnished  at  cost,  as  follows:  One  hundred,  65  cents;  200,  $1; 
500,  $1.'60,  post  paid.  One  thousand  may  be  obtained  for  $2.20  by 
pxpress  collect.   Prof.  R.  S.  Mackintosh,  Auburn^  Ala.    (Act  of  1903.) 

Arizona. — Any  person,  firm,  or  corporation  shipping  stock  into  the  ^^ 

Territory  of  Arizona  must  within  twentj^-four  hours  after  its  arrival 
notify  the  quarantine  inspector  of  the  district  in  which  the  stock  is 
received,  and  hold  the  same  for  immediate  inspection.  All  stock 
shipped'  into  the  Territory  must  be  labeled  with  a  certificate  of  in- 
spection, and  shipments  not  so  labeled  v\dll  be  immediately  destroyed 
or"  sent  out  of  the  Territory  at  the  option  of  the  owner,  and  at  his 
expense.  Any  shipment  of  nursery  stock,  buds,  fruit  pits,  or  fruits 
brofiight  into  the  Territory  which  shall  be  found  infested  will  be 

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immediately  destroyed  or  sent  out  of  the  Territory  at  the  option  of 
the  owner.  Prof.  K.  H.  Forbes,  Secretary,  Arizona  Horticultural 
Commission,  Tucson,  Ariz.     (Act  of  1909.) 

Arkansas. — Shipments  must  bear  a  certificate  of  inspection.  Mr. 
C.  F.  Adams,  State  Inspector,  Fayetteville,  Ark.     (Act  of  1903.) 

California. — Shipments  of  stock  sent  into  the  State  are  subject  to 
inspection  and  must  bear  the  name  of  the  consignor  and  consignee 
and  a  statement  of  where  the  stock  was  grown.  The  Commissioner 
has  also  issued  a  quarantine  order  making  it  unlawful  to  ship  into 
the  State  any  trees  or  plants  from  Florida,  Louisiana,  or  other 
States  known  to  contain  infestations  of  the  Aleyrodes  citri  (white 
fly).  There  is  also  a  quarantine  order  requiring  all  cotton  seed  sent 
into  the  State  to  be  consigned  to  a  county  horticultural  commis- 
sioner and  by  him  fumigated  before  deliyery  to  the  consignee.  No- 
tice of  shipments  should  be  sent  to  Hon.  -^Jr-W.'  Jeffre^%  Commissioner 
of  Horticulture.  Sacramento,  Cal.  '     /        '/-- 

Colorado. — Shipments  into  the  State  are  inspected  by  county  in- 
spectors.    (Amended  act  of  1907.) 

Connecticut. — Shipments  of  stock  into  the  State  must  bear  certifi- 
cates of  inspection,  issued  by  a  State  or  Goyernment  officer,  and  a 
statement  by  the  owner  that  the}^  haye  been  thoroughly  fumigated. 
Dr.  W.  E.  Britton.  State  Entomologist,  New  Hayen,  Conn. 
(Amended  act  of  1903.) 

Delaware. — Shipments  into  the  State  must  be  accompanied  by  a 
certificate  of  inspection  of  a  State  or  Goyernment  official,  and  the 
owner  or  shipper  must  certify  that  the  stock  has  been  fumigated, 
Delaware  nurserymen  are  required  to  fumigate  their  stock.  Mr.  Wes- 
ley Webb,  Doyer,  Del.     (Amended  act  of  1901.) 

Florida. — It  is  unlawful  for  any  nonresident  person  or  persons, 
corporation  or  firm,  to  sell  or  offer  for  sale  nursery  stock  in  the  State 
of  Florida  without  haying  first  paid  a  license  tax  of  $25  annually  to 
the  collector  of  reyenues  of  the  county  in  which  the  stock  is  sold  or 
offered  for  sale.  (This  law  is  interpreted  as  applying  to  peddlers 
only,  and  not  intended  to  interfere  with  shipments  into  the  State.) 
Upon  payment  of  this  amount  a  license  will  be  issued  by  the  county 
judge.  (Act  of  1905.)  It  is  unlawful  for  any  person  to  knowingly 
sell  or  giye  away  diseased  nursery  stock  or  seeds  in  the  State  of 
Florida.  Dr.  E.  W.  Berger,  Entomologist,  Florida  Agricultural  Ex- 
periment Station,  Gainesyille,  Fla.     (Act  of  1900.) 

Georgia. — Shipments  into  the  State  must  be  accompanied  with  cer- 
tificates of  inspection  and  copies  of  the  official  tags  of  the  State  Board 
of  Entomology.  These  ma}^  be  obtained  by  submitting  a  duplicate  of 
the  official  certificate  of  inspection  and  a  statement  that  all  stock 
shipped  into  the  State  will  be  properly  fumigated.     Tags  are  fur- 

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nished  at  cost.  Mr.  PI  L.  Worshain,  State  Entomologist,  Atlanta, 
Ga.     (Act  of  11)00.) 

Ilaicaii. — Shipments  are  subject  to  the  regulations  of  the  Board  of 
Commissioners  of  Agriculture  and  Forestry,  and  are  subject  to  in- 
spection and  quarantine  at  TTonoluhi  or  Tlilo,  which  are  the  only  ports 
where  they  are  allowed  to  be  landed.  For  inspection  lists  and  special 
information  address  Hon.  Marston  Campbell,  President,  Honolulu. 
Hawaii. 

Idaho. — Persons  desiring  to  sell  or  ship  stock  into  this  State  must 
file  a  bond  in  the  sum  of  $1,000  with  the  State  Board  of  Horticulture, 
conditioned  on  a  faithful  compliance  with  the  requirements  of  the 
law,  and  secure  a  permit  to  do  business  in  the  State.  Shipments 
must  bear  official  certificates  of  fumigation,  and  the  name  of  the 
grower  and  consignee  must  appear  on  the  package.  Mr.  J.  R.  Field, 
State  Horticultural  Inspector,  Boise,  Idaho. 

Illinois. — Shipments  into  the  State  must  be  accompanied  with  cer- 
tificates of  inspection.  The  State  Entomologist  is  required  by  law  to 
furnish  annually  to  Illinois  nurserymen  a  list  of  State  and  Govern- 
ment inspectors  whose  certificates  may  be  receiyed  as  equally  valid 
with  his  own,  and  the  nurserymen  receiving  stock  under  such  certifi- 
cates are  authorized  to  substitute  the  Illinois  certificate  of  inspection. 
Agents  and  dealers  must  file  sworn  statements  with  copies  of  certifi- 
cates showing  the  source  from  which  their  stock  is  obtained,  for 
the  approval  of  the  State  Entomologist.  Dr.  S.  A.  Forbes,  State 
Entomologist,  Urbana,  111.     (Act  of  1907.) 

Indiana. — Stock  shipped  into  the  State  must  be  accompanied  by 
certificates  of  inspection  signed  by  a  State  or  Government  inspector. 
Each  shipment  must  bear  the  name  of  the  consignor  and  the  consignee. 
Uncertified  shipments  must  be  reported  by  the  railroad  company 
receiving  the  same.  Mr.  Benjamin  W.  Douglass,  State  Entomologist, 
Indianapolis,  Ind.     (Act  of  1909.) 

Iowa. — Shipments  into  the  State  must  be  accompanied  by  official 
certificates  of  inspection,  copies  of  which  should  be  previously  filed 
for  approval  with  the  State  Entomologist.  Prof.  H.  E.  Summers, 
State  Entomologist,  Ames,  Iowa.     (Amended  act  of  1906.) 

Kansas. — Stock  shipped  into  the  State  must  be  accompanied  by 
certificates  of  inspection.  Prof.  S.  J.  Hunter.  State  Entomologist, 
Lawrence,  Kans..  has  charge  of  the  inspection  in  the  southern  section 
of  the  State;  Prof.  T.  J.  Headlee,  State  Entomologist.  Manhattan, 
Kans.,  has  charge  of  the  inspection  in  the  northern  section  of  the 
State.     (Act  of  1907.) 

Kentucl'y. — Shipments  into  the  State  must  be  accompanied  with 
official  certificates  of  inspection,  copies  of  which  should  be  filed  with 

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packed  until  a  permit  has  been  secured  from  the  Commissioner  of 
Agriculture.  All  custom-house  brokers  doing  business  in  the  State 
of  Xew  York  are  required  to  file  a  list  containing  names  and  ad- 
dresses of  all  persons,  firms,  or  corporations  with  whom  they  are 
engaged  or  intend  to  engage  in  the  sale  or  delivery  of  nursery  stock ; 
they  are  also  required  to  notify  the  Commissioner  of  Agriculture  on 
receipt  of  consignments  and  give  all  points  to  which  stock  is  being 
shipped.  Hon.  R.  A.  Pierson,  Commissioner  of  Agriculture,  Albany, 
X.  Y.     (Amended  act  of  1909.) 

North  Carolina. — Shipments  sent  into  this  State  must  bear  official 
certificates  of  inspection  and  should  be  fumigated  and  a  statement  to 
that  effect  signed  and  attached  by  the  consignor.  Duplicate  certifi- 
cates must  be  filed  with  the  State  Entomologist.  Prof.  Franklin 
Sherman,  jr..  State  Entomologist,  Raleigh,  N.  C.     (Act  of  1897.) 

North  Dakota. — No  nursery-inspection  law. 

Ohio. — Shipments  must  be  accompanied  with  official  certificates  of 
inspection  or  fumigation.  Agents  and  dealers  must  file  sworn  state- 
ments as  to  sources  from  which  their  stock  is  obtained.  Mr.  N.  E. 
Shaw,  Chief  Inspector,  Department  of  Agriculture,  Columbus,  Ohio. 

Oklahoma. — The  oAvners  or  operators  of  nurseries  who  desire  to 
ship  stock  into  the  State  of  Oklahoma  are  required  to  make  an  appli- 
cation for  a  permit.  This  will  be  issued  by  the  Board  of  Agriculture 
upon  the  filing  of  a  certificate  of  inspection  or  the  report  of  inspection 
from  the  State  inspector  Avho  examined  the  stock,  and  in  addition  the 
application  must  be  accompanied  by  a  remittance  of  $5.  If  satisfac- 
tory, the  board  will  issue  a  permit  over  the  signature  of  its  secretary, 
and  in  addition  to  the  above  may  require  further  evidence  of  integrity 
to  establish  the  responsibility  and  good  faith  of  the  applicant.  All 
shipments  must  be  accompanied  by  a  tag  on  which  is  printed  a  copy 
of  this  permit  over  the  facsimile  signature  of  the  secretary  of  the 
board.  All  agents  canvassing  for  nurseries  located  outside  the  State 
are  required  to  carry  a  duplicate  of  the  permit  of  their  principals, 
which  duplicate  is  issued  upon  payment  of  $1.  Quotations  on  tags 
will  be  forwarded  upon  application  to  the  secretary.  Address  all 
communications  to  Oklahoma  State  Board  of  Agriculture,  Mr.  C.  F. 
Barrett,  Secretary,  Guthrie,  Okla.     (Act  of  1905.) 

Oregon. — Stock  is  subject  to  inspection  on  arrival  at  quarantine 
stations.  Mr.  H.  W.  Williamson,  Secretary  State  Board  of  Horti- 
culture, Portland,  Oreg.     (Amended  act  of  1905.) 

Pennsylvania. — Shipments  of  nursery  stock  into  the  State  must  be 
plainly  labeled  on  the  outside  with  the  names  of  the  consignor  and 
consignee,  and  a  certificate  shoAving  that  the  contents  have  been  in- 
spected and  that  the  stock  (excepting  conifers  and  herbaceous  plants) 
therein  contained  have  been  properly  fumigated.     Dealers  in  nursery 

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V. 


stock  are  fiiiinshed  cortificates  iiiKJci"  certain  restrictions.  Transj)or- 
tation  companies  are  rc^quired  to  reject  all  stock  entering  the  State 
unless  certificates  of  ins])ection  and  fumi<i^ati()n  are  attached.  Prof. 
H.  A.  Surface,  P]cononii('  Zoologist;  Mr.  K.  B.  P^ngle,  Inspector, 
Harrisburg,  Ta.     (Act  of  1005.) 

Porto  Rico. — Nursery  stock  will  be  received  only  through  three 
ports  of  entry,  namely,  San  Juan,  Ponce,  and  Mayaguez,  and  must  be 
accompanied  with  an  official  certificate  of  inspection.  It  is  subject  to 
inspection  by  local  inspectors  on  arrival  at  said  ports  of  entry.  In- 
spectors are  iippointed  by  the  Governor.     (Act  of  11)05.) 

RJiocle  Island. — Shipments  must  be  accompanied  with  certificates 
of  inspection  or  affidavits  of  fumigation.  Mr.  A.  E.  Stene,  State 
Nursery  Inspector,  Kingston,  R.  I.     (Act  of  1904.) 

South  Carolina. — A  duplicate  certificate  of  inspection  must  be  filed 
with  the  State  Entomologist  and  an  official  tag  of  the  State  Board  of 
Entomology  secured  by  nurserymen  desiring  to  ship  stock  into  the 
State.  This  tag  and  an  official  certificate  of  fumigation  must  be 
attached  to  all  shipments.  Prof.  AV.  A.  Thomas,  State  Entomologist, 
Clemson  College,  S.  C.     (Act  of  1905.) 

South  Dakota. — All  nursery  stock  shipped  into  the  State  must  be 
accompanied  with  a  certificate  of  inspection  issued  by  the  State  Ento- 
mologist from  the  State  from  which  it  was  shipped.  Any  person, 
firm,  or  corporation  owning  a  nursery  which  sells  stock  to  be  delivered 
in  this  State  must  certify  where  the  stock  was  grown,  and  attach  this 
statement  to  all  shipments.  Prof.  Robert  Matheson,  State  Entomolo- 
gist, Brookings,  S.  Dak.     (Act  of  1909.) 

Tennessee. — A  certificate  of  inspection  signed  in  person  by  the 
inspector  or  the  State  Entomologist  must  be  filed  in  the  office  of  the 
Tennessee  State  Board  of  Entomology,  Knoxville,  Tenn.,  previous 
to  all  shipments.  All  nursery  stock  must  be  fumigated  and  a  tag 
indicating  the  same  placed  upon  each  shipment.  Prof.  H.  A.  Morgan, 
State  Entomologist,  Knoxville,  Tenn.     (Act  of  1905.) 

Texas. — Any  nurseryman  desiring  to  ship  stock  into  the  State 
must  file  with  the  Commissioner  of  Agriculture  a  certified  copy  of 
his  certificate  of  inspection,  which  must  show  that  the  stock  to  be 
shipped  has  been  examined  by  a  State  or  local  inspector  and  that  it 
is  free  from  all  dangerous  insect  pests  or  contagious  diseases.  If 
fumigation  is  required  in  the  State  from  which  the  stock  is  shipped, 
it  must  be  thoroughly  fumigated  before  shipment.  On  receipt  of  the 
certificate  above  mentioned  the  Commissioner  of  Agriculture  is  re- 
quired to  make  an  investigation  as  to  the  moral  standing  and  integ- 
rity of  the  applicant,  and  if  this  is  satisfactory  the  Commissioner  of 
Agriculture  will,  on  receipt  of  a  fee  of  $5,  issue  to  the  applicant  a 
certificate  permitting  stock  to  be  shipped  into  the  State.    Each  box^ 

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bale,  or  package  of  stock  must  bear  a  tag  on  which  is  a  printed  copy 
of  the  certificate  of  the  Entomologist  who  examines  the  stock  and  the 
certificate  of  the  Commissioner  of  Agriculture  of  Texas.  Hon.  Ed. 
K.  Kone,  Commissioner  of  Agriculture,  Austin,  Tex.     (Act  of  1909.) 

TJtak. — All  nursery  stock  shipped  into  the  State  will  be  inspected 
on  arrival  and  disinfected  if  such  treatment  is  deemed  necessary. 
Trees  affected  with  crown  gall  or  hairy-root  disease  will  be  destroyed 
b}^  burning.  Nurserymen  doing  business  in  the  State  must  jDay  an 
annual  license  fee  of  $2.50  and  file  a  bond  in  the  sum  of  $500.  The 
inspection  work  is  in  charge  of  the  State  Horticultural  Commission, 
Mr.  J.  Edward  Taylor,  State  Inspector,  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah. 

Yermont. — Stock  shipped  into  the  State  must  be  accompanied  Avith 
a  certificate  of  inspection.  Prof.  Wm.  Stuart,  State  Nursery  In- 
spector, Burlington,  Vt. 

Yirginia. — Duplicate  certificates  of  inspection  must  be  filed  by 
nurserymen  shipping  stock  into  the  State  and  official  tags  obtained 
from  the  Board  of  Crop  Pest  Commissioners;  also  a  registration  fee 
of  $20  must  be  paid.  Tags  furnished  at  cost.  Mr.  J.  L.  Phillips, 
State  Entomologist,  Blacksburg,  Va.     (Amended  act  of  1903.) 

Wasldngton. — Before  soliciting  or  engaging  in  selling  nursery 
stock  in  this  State  a  bond  of  $1,000  and  a  license  fee  of  $5  must  be 
paid  b}^  nurserymen  and  a  license  fee  of  $2.50  by  agents  and  dealers. 
Notice  must  be  sent  previous  to  the  shipment  of  stock,  giving  the 
names  of  the  nurserymen  and  the  places  at  which  it  is  to  be  delivered. 
Hon.  F.  A.  Huntley,  Commissioner  of  Horticulture,  Tacoma,  Wash. 
(Act  of  1907.) 

^\^est  Virginia. — All  stock  shipments  into  the  State  must  be  accom- 
panied by  an  official  certificate  of  inspection  and  fumigation.  Notice 
of  shipments  must  be  sent  ten  da^^s  before  the  time  of  deliver}^,  to 
the  Director  of  the  AVest  Virginia  Experiment  Station,  stating  the 
number  of  trees  in  each  consignment,  the  place  from  Avhich  such  are 
to  be  shipped,  and  their  destination.  Agents  and  dealers  who  sell 
stock  must  secure  a  license  from  the  assessor  in  the  county  where  the 
stock  is  sold  and  pay  a  fee  of  $10  to  the  sheriff  of  the  count}^  Prof. 
J.  H.  Stew^art,  Director  ^Agricultural  Experiment  Station,  Morgan- 
town,  W.  Va.     (Amended  acts  of  1905  and  1907.) 

Wisconsin. — Any  person,  firm,  or  corporation  selling  or  shipping 
stock  into  the  State  must  secure  a  license,  which  will  be  granted  after 
a  copy  of  their  official  certificate  of  inspection  has  been  filed  and  u 
fee  of  $10  paid  by  the  applicant.  Agents  must  carry  a  duplicate  co})v 
of  the  licenses  held  by  their  principals.  Duplicates  are  furnished 
at  a  cost  of  $1  each.  "Parties  doing  mail-order  business  are  required 
to  secure  licenses.  Stock  received  from  foreign  countries  must  be 
held  by  the  owner  unopened  until  it  has  been  examined  and  released 

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by  the  inspector.  All  persons  or  companies  enga<^e(l  in  sellin^^  or 
shipping  fruit  trees  into  the  State  are  required  to  ()l)tani  official  tags 
which  will  be  issued  by  the  State  inspector  at  a  cost  not  exceeding 
oO  cents  per  thousand.  Mr.  A.  J.  Roger>^.  jr..  State  Orchard  and 
Nursery  Inspector,  Madison,  Wis.     (Act  of  1901).) 

Wyoming. — Any  person  or  firm  wishing  to  do  business  in  the  State 
must  first  obtain  a  license.  Licenses  are  issued  on  application  for  a 
period  terminating  on  July  1  of  the  next  succeeding  inspecti(m  year 
(approximately  two  years).  All  applications  must  be  accompanied 
by  the  license  fee  ($25),  a  bond  in  the  sum  of  $500  conditioned  that 
the  principal  Avill  faithfully  obe}^  the  law  of  the  State  of  Wyoming, 
and  by  a  certified  certificate  of  inspection  from  an  authorized  in- 
spector in  the  State  from  which  shipments  are  to  be  made.  On 
receipt  of  these,  the  Secretary  of  the  State  Board  issues  authorized 
shipping  tags  (at  cost).  Xursery  stock  may  not  enter  the  State  and 
transportation  companies  may  not  deliver  unless  such  tags  be  attached 
to  each  and  every  box.  bundle,  or  bale.  For  circular  of  detailed  infor- 
mation address  Prof.  Aven  Nelson.  Secretary  State  Board  of  Horti- 
culture, Laramie,  Wyo.     (Act  of  1905.) 

Canada. — Shipments  of  stock  into  Canada  are  unpacked  and  fumi- 
gated by  Government  inspectors  and  must  arrive  within  the  time 
specified  at  the  following  ports  of  entry :  St.  Johns,  Quebec ;  Niagara 
Falls,  Ontario,  and  Windsor,  Ontario,  from  March  15  to  May  15  and 
from  September  26  to  December  T;  St.  John,  New  Brunswick,  and 
Winnipeg,  Manitoba,  from  March  15  to  May  15  and  from  October  7 
to  December  7;  Vancouver,  British  Columbia,  from  October  1  to 
May  1.    Mr.  Arthur  Gibson,  Acting  Entomologist,  Ottawa,  Ontario. 

Approved : 

James  Wilson, 

Secretary  of  Agriculture. 

Washington,  D.  C.,  June  9,  1908. 
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